The famous Halle
Berry was crowned as the “Sexiest
Woman Alive” by the men’s magazine Esquire. Halle Berry
joins a gallery of famous figures, including Scarlett Johansson, who won the
same title in November 2006 and Charlize Theron, the winer of 2007.
However, to celebrate the event, Esquire.com has posted on
its website an article in which Halle
Berry poses in a parody of a 2000
cover photograph of Bill Clinton and she delivers her acceptance speech.
The 42 year-old actress, who gave birth to a baby daughter
in March this year, writes with humor about how it is to be sexy and
especially, “The Sexiest Woman Alive”.
“I've been in the business for more than twenty years, and
you decide now, at this particular time, that I'm the sexiest woman alive? Come
on. I mean, you couldn't go with the Bond-girl year? You didn't like the orange
bikini? I liked the orange bikini” writes Halle
Berry.
“Does being the sexiest woman alive imply that I know a
thing or two about what's sexy and, possibly, about sex itself? I'm not sure,
but here's what I do know: I know damned well I'm sexier now than I used to be,”
she added.
Halle Berry is not just a beauty but also a real
talent. She is the first African-American actress to win an Oscar for Best
Actress, for her role in "Monster's Ball”, in which she co-starred with
Billy Bob Thornton.
In the same year, 2002, she become an international star
after playing Bond girl Jinx in the blockbuster Die Another Day.
As for her personal life, Halle Berry divorced
Atlanta Braves player David Justice in 1996, after four years of marriage. A
second four-year matrimonial union, this time to R&B singer Eric Benet,
ended in divorce as well, in 2005.
In 2005, she met Gabriel Aubry, the father of her baby, during
a Versace photo shoot. It was pretty much love at first sight and the two
remained together.
Halle
Berry
was happy to announce her pregnancy in September 2007, when she was already 3
months along, and she was happy throughout the following months, confessing how
she had always wanted a child and how motherhood was a dream come true. She
gave birth to Nahla Ariela on March 16th.
Last year, Halle
Berry starred in "Things We
Lost in the Fire," in which she portrayed a widow with children struggling
to survive and deal with her limitations as she invites her late husband's best
friend, played by Benicio Del Toro, to live with them. After playing the part, Halle said she was
convinced she had to become a mother.
Next year, Halle
Berry will star in “Frankie And
Alice”, a movie about a woman who suffers of multiple personality disorder.
